AFTER.CUSTOM SANDWOOD RUG, $900.
From Fred’s Carpet, East Northport.
PIANO, $6,000 (far left).
From Frank and Camille’s Fine Pianos, Huntington.
GAS FIREPLACE, $4,075.
From the now-defunct Ashwood Stove & Fireplace Co.
FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS, $320.
The one over the fireplace ($150), the arrangement ($100) and pedestal ($30) in the living room and the ones on the kitchen counter ($40) were all done by McCarrick using materials from Michaels, Commack.
MIRRORS, $725 (for two).
This includes the Hickory Manor House Avignon mantel mirror ($625) from bayshorehome.com; and one over the piano ($100) from craigslist.com and repainted by Charleen McCarrick.
LANE RECLINER, $549.
From JASM Discount Furniture, Brooklyn.
OTTOMANS, $700 (for two).
From JASM.
BASSETT MANOR SECTIONAL SOFA, $4,500.
From JASM. (February 2013) (Credit: Daniel Brennan)

One night in 2010, Charleen and William McCarrick woke to find their house burning down around them. The couple and their three teenage children escaped safely, but the Kings Park house was ruined. The event gave the family a chance to experience the generosity of their neighbors. One was designer Therese A. Pomerenk, who had just graduated from the New York School of Design in Manhattan and offered...

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Makeover: After a fire, a fresh look and open floor plan

April 11, 2013 4:43 PM

One night in 2010, Charleen and William McCarrick woke to find their house burning down around them. The couple and their three teenage children escaped safely, but the Kings Park house was ruined. The event gave the family a chance to experience the generosity of their neighbors. One was designer Therese A. Pomerenk, who had just graduated from the New York School of Design in Manhattan and offered her services for free. “I was so overwhelmed,” says Charleen McCarrick. Previously, the living room, dining room and kitchen were separate. Pomerenk suggested an open floor plan. It took two years, but the McCarricks are finally back in their home. Total: About $35,000 (Pomerenk’s fee for a makeover of this type would have been $2,800; construction costs and kitchen remodel were paid directly through an insurance company.) — SYLVIA E. KING-COHEN